"Charging that Oracle has willfully disregarded the licensing terms for its own Java technology, the Apache Software Foundation has called upon other members of the Java Community Process (JCP) to vote against the next proposed version of the language, should Oracle continue to impose restrictions on open-source Java use. The nonprofit organization has also indicated that it could end its involvement in the JCP if the licensing restrictions stay in place."

“If someone implemented a product that conforms to the specification, we believe we have a patent or one pending that’s essential to implementing the specification.”

Any defence of Mono is frivolous. It is in worse position than Dalvik, and it is put there on purpose by De Icaza, to advance Microsoft agenda. Only reason why Mono is not under legal pressure right now is fact that nobody important use it. Value of Microsoft Mono patents increase as importance and number open source Mono applications increase. When they decide it is hight enough, they will sue.